Mizoram University was created by an Act of Parliament (No. 8 of 2000) and it became functional on 2nd July 2001. The University is located at Aizawl, the capital city of Mizoram, and is spread over 978.1988 acres in an area on the outskirts of the city. Before the existence of Mizoram University, the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) with headquarters at Shillong was operating a campus in Mizoram. Headed by a Pro-Vice Chancellor, the then Mizoram Campus of NEHU consisted of seven Post-Graduate Departments, namely, Economics, Education, English, Forestry, Mizo, Psychology, and Public Administration. During the last 17 years of its existence, Mizoram University has made considerable progress in terms of infrastructure, academic programs, manpower, and support services.
Mizoram University was accredited ‘A’ grade by NAAC in 2019. The University was ranked as one of the top 100 Universities in India, assessed by the NIRF rankings in 2016, 2017, and 2018 under MHRD. The University
has 33 functioning academic departments offering UG, PG, M.Phil., and Ph.D. programs under 8 Schools of Study. The University has 35 affiliated colleges and one constituent college.
The University admitted 3,036 total students in 2017-18 out of which 165 students are from other states and foreign countries. The University has 208 full-time faculty and 76% of the faculty are with Ph.D. qualifications.
The University is one of the pioneering Universities in the country which has successfully implemented the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) since 2013.
During the last five years, the University has awarded 277 Ph.D. degrees in different disciplines. The faculty has published 1385 papers in reputed journals, and over 900 books, book chapters in edited volumes, and conference proceedings during the last five years. In line with SCOPUS, WoS, and Indian Citation Index databases, a total of 7434 citations were recorded with an average h-index of 26 (SCOPUS and WoS). The University teachers filed 20 Patents based on their research outcomes.

Mizoram University is a central university under the University Grants Commission, Government of India, and was established on July 2, 2001, by the Mizoram University Act (2000) of the Parliament of India. The President of India is the official Visitor, and the Governor of Mizoram acts as the Chief Rector as per Mizoram University (Amendment) Bill, 2007. According to the Act, the objectives of the university are “to disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit, to make provisions for integrated courses in humanities, natural and physical sciences, social sciences, forestry and other allied disciplines in the educational programs of the University; to take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching- disciplinary studies and research; to educate and train manpower in the development of the state of Mizoram; and to pay special attention to the improvement of the social and economic conditions and welfare of the people of that State, their intellectual, academic and cultural development”. Keeping these objectives in view, Mizoram University has embarked on various programs for academic and administrative development.

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